InjuryFAM
OLYMPUS
Received Mar 23, 2000
Report 8010047-2000-00019 · MDR key 270817
Device
Generic name
Sigmoidoscope
Manufacturer
Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.Model number
OSF-3Catalog number
NA
Lot number
NA
Product problems
- Unknown (for use when the device problem is not known)
Patient
UNKNOWN
- Abdominal Pain
- Diarrhea
- Fever
- Hospitalization required
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
A MEDICAL OFFICE TECH REPORTED THAT TWO PTS WERE ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH TEMP, ABDOMINAL PAIN AND CONTINUOUS BLOODY DIARRHEA WITHIN ONE DAY OF HAVING A ROUTINE ENDOSCOPIC EXAMINATION. THE TECH STATED THAT NO ABNORMALITIES WERE DETECTED DURING THE EXAMINATION. ACCORDING TO THE TECH, ONE PT REMAINED IN THE HOSPITAL TWO DAYS AND THE OTHER PT WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR OVER A WEEK AS A RESULT OF THE OCCURRENCES. THE TECH DOES NOT KNOW IF PT CULTURES WERE TAKEN DURING THEIR HOSPITALIZATION.